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- When
- 6 Jul 1916
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 50.01° N, 2.70° E
- Description
- 1916 battle during the First World War
- War
- World War I
Capture of La Boisselle
Battle during the First World War
The Capture of La Boisselle was a tactical incident during the Battle of Albert, the name given by the British to the first two weeks of the Battle of the Somme. The village of La Boisselle forms part of the small commune of Ovillers-la-Boisselle about 22 mi (35 km) north-east of Amiens in the Somme department in Picardy in northern France.
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